Chapter 9 people, places, things
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abigail Adams | wife of John Adams, our second president. She argued for freedom and women's rights. |
| Benedict Arnold | a general in the Continental Army who became a traitor and helped the British. |
| General George Cornwallis | In 1781, he became commander of all British troops in America. |
| General George Cornwallis | set up headquarters in Yorktown, Virginia, where he was defeated and forced to surrender ending the Revolutionary War |
| Nathan Hale | teacher who became a ranger for the Continental Army and acted as a spy for George Washington |
| General William Howe | took charge of the British troops after Thomas Gage resigned. He could have won the war early on. |
| John Paul Jones | "Father of the American Navy" whose small ship defeated the British ship, Serapis, in a naval battle. |
| Thaddeus (Tadeusz) Kosciuszko | Polish engineer who built strong forts to act as a good defense against the British army especially at Saratoga, NY |
| Marquis de Lafayette | A Frenchman and Washington's aide. He used his own money to buy clothes and shoes for the Continental Army. |
| Michikiniwa | Native American leader who helped unite other Native Americans in the Northwest Territory to keep new settlers off their land. |
| Molly Pitcher | helped cook, wash clothes, and brought water to the men fighting on the battlefield |
| Friedrich von Steuben | German officer who helped train the American Continental Army |
| George Washington | Commander-in-chief and general of the American Continental Army |
| Battle of Saratoga | Important battle in New York where the Americans defeated and captured 6,000 British soldiers. This was the turning point in the war |
| Declaration of Independence | official document sent to King George III stating America's freedom and separation from British rule |
| Declaration of Independence | document that states that all people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| Northwest Ordinance | set of laws that said any land in the northwest territory with 60,000 or more people, could become a state. |
| Treaty of Paris | Peace treaty between America and Britain signed in 1783 that named the United States of America as a new nation |
| Yorktown | Last major battle of the Revotionary War where the British were surrounded, defeated, and surrendered to the Americans |
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